[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PASSING OF TOM McCORMICK

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to mourn the passing 
and recognize the life of Tom McCormick: loving husband, father, 
marine, man of great faith, and dedicated public servant to the city of 
Dublin, California.
  Following graduation from high school, he joined the U.S. Marines and 
served honorably in the Korean war, where he received a Purple Heart.
  Tom loved Dublin deeply, serving 17 years as an elected 
representative for the Dublin-San Ramon Services District, where he 
pushed, and was one of the first in the State to push, for water 
recycling systems. We can also thank Tom for his role in helping to 
create and establish the Dublin Heritage Park.
  Tom also had a big heart. In 1975, he and his wife, Claudia, took in 
some of the last South Vietnamese refugees.
  Tom will be missed.
  I send my condolences to his wife, Claudia, of 42 years, who also 
served as a Dublin City Council member; his sons, Marshall and Thomas; 
and stepchildren, Melinda, Desiree, and Kathy.

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